STATIC Routing

About STATIC Routing: -

·        A static route is a route that is created manually by a network administrator.

·        Static routes are typically used in smaller networks.

·        Static routing is a type of network routing technique.

·        Static routing is not a routing protocol.

·        In static routing, the Router's routing table entries are populated manually by a network administrator.

·        Static routes are not advertised over the network, resulting in better security

·        Static routes use less bandwidth than dynamic routing protocols, no CPU cycles are used to calculate and communicate routes

·        Static routes have a default administrative distance of 1 but we can change manually using command.

Static Routing disadvantages:

·        Initial configuration and maintenance is time-consuming.

·        Configuration is error-prone, especially in large networks.

·        Administrator intervention is required to maintain changing route information

·        Does not scale well with growing networks; maintenance becomes cumbersome.

·        Requires complete knowledge of the whole network for proper implementation

This section includes the following topics:

·        Administrative Distance

·        Directly Connected Static Routes

·        Fully Specified Static Routes

·        Floating Static Routes

·        Remote Next Hops for Static Routes

·        BFD

·        Virtualization Support

Static route configuration: -